MWC 2015: NVIDIA Unveils Shield - 4K Android TV Game Console, For Just $199
Nvidia has disrupted the console market by launching the all-new Shield gaming console. Traditionally, Shield is not a gaming console but rather a 4K Android TV media box with extreme graphics performance.
The Shield by Nvidia utilizes the new Tegra X1 chip which makes it 35 times more powerful than an Apple TV.
"We need to start with our latest mobile processor, the Tegra X1, which is 35X faster than the Apple TV. Being faster than a Smart TV device is good, but not good enough for great games. You need a platform to let developers have a platform that lets them deliver great games. If you compare it to Xbox 360, it has 2X the performance, 6x the memory at one-fifth the power", said Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO, NVIDIA.
NVIDIA shares the following specs.
Processor NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell GPU with 3GB RAM
Video Features 4K Ultra-HD Ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264)
Audio Features 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI, High-resolution audio, playback up to 24-bit/192kHz over HDMI, and USB High-resolution audio upsample to 24-bit/192hHz over USB
Storage 16GB
Wireless 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1/BLE
Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0, Two USB 3.0 (Type A) Micro-USB 2.0, MicroSD slot (supports 128GB cards), IR Receiver (compatible with Logitech Harmony)
Gaming Features NVIDIA GRID streaming service NVIDIA GameStream
Weight and Size: 23oz / 654g Height: 5.1in / 130mm Width: 8.3in / 210mm
Nvidia plans to launch the console with more than 50 Android games. Apart from Google Play Store Nvidia will also bundle its own store.
